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Beale, William (1784-1854), organist and singer, was born at Landrake, Cornwall, on 1 January 1784. He was a chorister at Westminster Abbey under Samuel Arnold and Robert Cooke until his voice broke, after which he served as a midshipman on board the Révolutionnaire, a 44-gun frigate which had been captured ...

Beale, William (1784-1854), organist and singer, was born at Landrake, Cornwall, on 1 January 1784. He was a chorister at Westminster Abbey under Samuel Arnold and Robert Cooke until his voice broke, after which he served as a midshipman on board the Révolutionnaire, a 44-gun frigate which had been captured ...